In Lopsided Vote House Kills Effort To Impeach Trump

(NBC News) Alex Moe and Jane C. Timm July 17 2019 5:52 PM The House voted on Wednesday to table a resolution from Rep. Al Green D-Texas to impeach President Donald Trump over racist comments he made about four Democratic congresswomen of color effectively killing the measure. The vote 332 to 95 with one lawmaker voting present marked the first time the Democratic-controlled chamber had weighed in on impeachment an issue that has created a widening schism within the party. Progressive newcomers and several 2020 candidates have pushed for impeachment proceedings but the House leadership including Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been resistant. All Republicans joined with 137 Democrats and the lone independent Justin Amash to table the resolution. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler D-N.Y. voted against killing the resolution which his spokesperson said was because Nadler believed the House should have first sent it to his committee for consideration. Pelosi D-Calif. said Wednesday morning that she does not support the resolution. We have six committees working on following the facts in terms of any abuse of power obstruction of justice and the rest that the president may have engaged in she said at a news conference. That is the serious path were on not that Mr. Green is not serious but well deal with that on the floor.